An overview for parents of students in 8 th -11 th grade Foundation - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

An overview for parents of students in 8 th -11 th grade

 Foundation School Program:  4 credits in English  3 credits in Math, Science, and History  2 credits in Foreign Languages  1 credit of PE and 1 of Fine Arts  Electives  Add at least one Endorsement  4 credits in a pathway (area of interest)  Add an additional credit in Math and Science (4 total each)  26 credits total  Must also pass these five STAAR End of Course (EOC) exams: English 1 English 2 Biology Algebra 1 US History

Fashion Design

Culinary Arts provided treats. Yum!!

Robotics

Band

Hawks discussing life at Heath to our future Hawks

Lots of Clubs and Organizations to check out

 An endorsement consists of at least four courses in a pathway (area of interest).  There are five pathways  Business and Industry  STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math  Public Service  Arts and Humanities  Multi-Disciplinary (4 years of Math, Science, English, and History)

 The legislation created this graduation plan with endorsements to help students decide a career path.  Earn certifications to begin work straight out of high school  Investigate interests to help decide a college major  Save parents and students $$  Students can have multiple endorsements  Selecting an endorsement should be a stress free process

Arts & Business & Multidisciplinary Public Service STEM Humanities Industry • Agricultural • Four by Four • Fine Arts • Health Science • Aerospace Technology (4 years of • Foreign • EMT Engineering • Animation & English, Math, • Central Sterile • Robotics Languages Science & Game Design Social • Social • Architecture Processing, Engineering Studies) • Audio Video • Computer Studies EKG, • Advanced Production Phlebotomy Science & Courses • Automotive • Clinical Cyber Security Technology — • Pharmacy • Combination Dual Credit • Business Technician STEM Management • Law & Public • Culinary Arts Safety • Fashion Design • Finance • Graphic Design • Journalism OR Newspaper • Marketing & Entrepreneurshi p • Veterinary Medicine/Animal Systems • Welding – Dual Credit

 Colleges do not look at what endorsement students earned!  Colleges want to see four years of English, Math, Science, and Social Studies.  Colleges want to see that students took rigorous classes and did well in them.  Advanced math and lab sciences help students prepare for college.

 To help students and parents plan out high school, a four year plan is required when the student first takes classes for high school credit.  This is just a plan - it can and will change.  It should be completed based on the students current interests.  You can change your endorsement.  We will help you figure it all out!

 On the course selection sheet, put in all the core classes first  Add in the Electives  Add 4 Alternates  The APG, or Academic Planning Guide, lists all the available courses.  You will receive handouts during registration that simplify your choices.

• *English 1 or Pre AP English 1 • *English 2 or Pre AP English 2 English 3 or AP English 3 or Dual Credit English • English 4 or AP English 4 or Dual Credit English • If interested in IB the path will be: • *Pre AP English 1 • * Pre AP English 2 • IB English 3 • IB English 4 *EOC exam required

• 9 th - *Algebra 1(Pre AP Algebra 1 only offered in 8 th grade) • 10 th - Geometry or Pre AP Geometry • 11 th - Algebra 2, Pre AP Algebra 2 or Algebraic Reasoning • 12 th - Advanced Math Class from following: Advanced Algebra Concepts Pre Calculus or Pre-AP Pre Calculus AP Calculus AB and BC OnRamps Statistics, AP Statistics, Statistics & Business Decision OnRamps Algebra 2 (College Algebra) AP Computer Science A

• 8 th - *Pre AP Algebra 1 • 9 th - Geometry or Pre AP Geometry • 10 th - Algebra 2 or Pre AP Algebra 2 • 11 th & 12 th - Advanced Math Class from following: Advanced Algebra Concepts Pre Calculus or Dual Credit Pre Calculus Statistics or Dual Credit Statistics AP Calculus AB or BC IB Math 11 th and 12 th – to be in IB math 11 th grade you must have Pre AP Algebra 2 10 th grade year.

• IPC • *Biology or Pre AP Biology (if student completed Alg 1 in 8 th grade) • Chemistry, Pre AP Chemistry • Physics, AP Physics, or Advanced Science • Advanced Science classes: AP Biology AP Chemistry • AP Physics 1 • AP Physics 2 AP Physics C Earth/Space Science • • • Anatomy & Physiology • Forensic Science • Advanced Animal Sci. • OnRamps Geoscience Scientific Research & Design Principles of Technology • • *EOC exam required

• World Geography, PAP World Geography or AP Human Geography • World History or AP World History • * US History, AP US History, or OnRamps US History Government and Economics, AP Gov and AP Eco or Dual Credit Gov • and Eco If interested in IB the path will be: • PAP World Geography or AP Human Geography • AP World History • *IB History of America Year 1 • IB History of America Year 2 *EOC exam required

 After the initial Course Selection process:  Master schedule will be built (in March)  Students will go into Skyward (in April) and request the schedule of their classes (not guaranteed due to circumstances beyond our control).  Verification – May  Schedules in May  No schedule changes after May 31, 2018.